Frat Hell (Violent Circle Book 2) by S.M. Shade

Author:S.M. Shade [Shade, S.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: That Formatting Lady
Published: 2018-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Noble

January managed to win over both of my parents in less than three days. I’m pretty sure they like her more than me, since they both warn me not to blow it. After our Pokemon hunt, we spend the night watching movies with Dad.

It’s late when we finally go to bed, but we don’t get much sleep. The sun has just made an appearance when Jani’s phone rings. She groans, rolls over, grabs it from the night stand and mumbles, “Hello?”

A split second later, she’s sitting ramrod straight. “What? When? Is she okay?”

All the blood drains from her face, and I run my hand down her back, trying to comfort her without interrupting. “I shouldn’t have let her go alone.” She pauses, listening to the caller. “I’m not home. I’m with my boyfriend, just north of Indianapolis.”

She turns to me and pretends to draw on the air. Nodding, I rush to get her a pen and paper. “Yeah, I’ve got it,” she says, jotting down a few lines. “Just text me the gate info and everything.”

When she finally hangs up, I wrap her in my arms. “What happened?”

“It’s Mom. They think she had a stroke. They had to call an ambulance.”

“I’m so sorry. What can I do?”

“My aunt and uncle are arranging a flight for me from the Indianapolis airport. Can you get me there?”

“Of course I can.” My mind spins with what else I should be doing. I’ve never really been faced with an emergency like this. “Get dressed and I’ll warm up the car.”

I leave her to get ready and step into my dad’s room. He and Ben are already awake. “What’s going on?” Dad asks.

“Jani’s mom had a stroke. I guess it doesn’t look good. She’s going to catch a flight out of Indianapolis to Hawaii.” I run my hands through my hair as Dad follows me out to the hall. “I don’t know what to do. I should go with her, but…”

“Do you have any idea how much a last minute ticket to Hawaii two days before Christmas would be? If you can even get a seat?”

“I know.” Even if I depleted my savings, I wouldn’t be able to swing it. I know Dad struggles too or he’d loan me the money.

His hands land on my shoulders. “Just get her to the airport and make sure she gets on the plane okay. Do you want me to go with you?”

“No, no, I got it. I just hate she has to go alone.”

“Does she have family to meet her?”

“Yeah, they paid for her ticket.”

“Then she’ll be okay. It sucks, I know, not being able to stay with her, but you do what you can.”

By the time I get the car warmed up, Jani is packed and ready to go. She holds my hand the entire drive to Indianapolis, and right up until it’s time to board the plane. Watching her leave by herself makes me feel completely helpless and I hate it.

When I get back to my car, I just need to talk to someone.

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